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Annecy Open 2016

Annecy · 29 October 2016 · 13 events · 29 competitors · 50 personal bests

Clément Cherblanc won six of the 13 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Juliette Sébastien by 0.09 seconds. 29 competitors produced 50 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Clément Cherblanc set the Square-1 average national record: 14.20.

Six wins
Clément Cherblanc — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Megaminx, Square-1
0.09s
closest final — 3×3, Juliette Sébastien over Nicolas Gertner Kilian
50
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Juliette Sébastien8.7910.24
2×2Reto Bubendorf2.102.55
4×4Clément Cherblanc37.8942.88
5×5Clément Cherblanc1:14.111:17.91
6×6Clément Cherblanc2:14.382:20.24
7×7Clément Cherblanc3:20.583:37.71
3×3 blindfoldedMaxime Clapié1:00.41
3×3 one-handedJuliette Sébastien11.5014.45
MegaminxClément Cherblanc57.441:02.87
PyraminxReto Bubendorf4.214.36
SkewbReto Bubendorf4.365.30
Square-1Clément Cherblanc13.8015.19
3×3 Multi-BlindMaxime Clapié12 of 15 cubes · 56:34

The PB harvest

50 set · 5 still standing
  • Sven Peillex — 2×2 single 3.17: into the top 16.3% of the event's history.
  • Sven Peillex — Pyraminx single 7.55: into the top 32.5% of the event's history.
  • Grégory Mallet — 2×2 single 4.89: into the top 37.9% of the event's history.
  • Yves Thomas — 3×3 single 33.19: into the top 67.8% of the event's history.
  • Vincent Fontana — 2×2 single 8.73: into the top 72.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

29 competitors · 308 results · 13 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Juliette Sébastien won it with a 10.24 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1D' R2 B2 R2 D R2 B2 F2 D2 L2 F' R F2 R U2 F U2 B2 U R'
  2. 2D2 F U' F B2 U' L2 B2 R D' L2 B2 L2 B2 U2 R' U2 D2 L F2
  3. 3D R2 U2 R2 B2 U L2 U2 B R2 B R2 D' L2 D2 R B D2 L2
  4. 4L2 B2 F L2 B D2 B U2 B' D B' U' F R' D L B D R
  5. 5B' L' F R2 B' R' U2 R2 U L2 D2 R2 B' D2 R2 L2 B D2 R2 B2

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

29 competitors

Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.